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An ANP-based Model for Location of Fixed Speed Cameras

Speeding is a major cause of traffic accidents and is estimated to be the cause of about 40% of fatalities in road accidents. Speed is a major accident risk factor and affects both rate and severity of traffic accidents. This importance has led to universal use of intelligent control systems for maintaining road safety by enforcing speed regulations. In this study, a modeling is carried out by ...

Report on Expert Group Meeting Effectiveness Of External Assistance: Focus on Africa

1. This report summarizes a U.N. Expert Group Meeting held January 24-25, 2002 on the subject of “Effectiveness of External Assistance: Focus on Africa.” The meeting was opened at 9:30am on February 24. Dr. Saidi was appointed Chair and Dr. O’Connell Rapporteur. Participants adopted the attached agenda after agreeing that Drs. Johnson, Aryeetey and O’Connell, and Berg would briefly present thei...

Joint FAO / WHO Core Expert Group Meeting on VTEC / STEC

Introduction A meeting of a joint FAO/WHO Core Expert Group on VTEC/STEC was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 19-22 July, 2016. The list of meeting participants is provided in Annex I. All participants were required to declare any relevant interests and based on the information provided, none of the experts were considered to present any potential conflict of interest. The meeting was chaired ...

What should WHO be doing about patient safety and technology?

INTRODUCTION Technology has promised a great deal as a tool for potentially reducing harm in healthcare, but has frequently failed to deliver. It can present risks to patients if used incorrectly. Technology can also mitigate against risk by reducing error through improved design of processes or equipment. Technology is an important thread running through many areas of patient safety: reporting...